overcompensation

Example Sentences

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It's definitely got an overcompensation vibe to it.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024

He wore Kendall’s clothes and practiced self-doubt and the art of overcompensation.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

"It is important to recognize that the grandiose projection of self-importance in a pathological narcissist is overcompensation for extremely low self-esteem," explained psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee in an interview with Salon.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2023

For all its supercool posturing, casual cruelty and lurid overcompensation, “Bullet Train” was a cozy all along.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022

After what I’ve been through, some overcompensation is to be expected.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides